Community and pre-hospital sepsis pathways
National pathways to support the recognition and early management of sepsis in community and pre-hospital settings.
Community and pre-hospital sepsis pathways
These pathways support health professionals working in primary care, urgent care and ambulance services.
They are designed to support early recognition of sepsis and timely escalation of care. The pathways are also being incorporated into HealthPathways.
Adult and young people pathway
Use for patients aged 12 years and older who are not pregnant.
Adult and young people sepsis pathway (PDF 189KB)
Maternal pathway
Use for pregnant people and those up to 6 weeks postpartum.
Maternal sepsis pathway (PDF 200KB)
Paediatric pathway
Use for children aged 11 years and younger.
Supporting guidance
National Sepsis Pathway User Guide
The national sepsis pathway user guide explains how to complete and use the national sepsis pathway across a range of clinical settings.
Raise the Flag: National Sepsis Pathway User Guide (PDF 1.5MB)
Raise the Flag: National Sepsis Pathway User Guide (DOCX 3.8MB)
Clinical guide to sepsis management
This clinical guide covers the recognition, diagnosis and early management of sepsis. It is for health care professionals working in primary, secondary and tertiary care. People who have experienced sepsis and their family/whānau can use it as a care standard. This guide:
- is to help professionals and patients make decisions about the most appropriate treatment and care for specific clinical circumstances
- can be used to develop standards to assess the clinical practice of individual health professionals and organisations
- can support the education and training of health professionals and others
- can improve communication between patients and health professionals.
